How much sleep should you have each night?

Scientists in Philadelphia have discovered a gene that dictates how much sleep we need, and say some of us are just programmed to need less sleep than others.Article by: BBC; August 6, 2014

'Thatcher gene' is key to needing less sleep

CHOP scientists have discovered a 'Thatcher gene' which allows people to survive on far less sleep than is recommended.Article by: Daily Telegraph; August 6, 2014

Personalized medicine: It may be high cost, but it’s higher value

Personalized medicine will be expensive in these early days of pioneering and planning. But individual genomic testing is not going to be exorbitant forever – and the ROI is gonna be big, both in patient outcomes and dollars saved."Article by: OrthoSpine News; July 21, 2014

Gene Variants Found That Increase Pain Sensation After Common Childhood Surgery

In the first genome-wide analysis of postsurgical pain in children, CAG researchers identified variations in genes that affect a child's need for pain-control drugs."Article by: Medical XPress; June 30, 2014

Type 1 Diabetes Genetic Pathway Provides New Target For Treatments

The exact role of the Clec16a gene in encouraging susceptibility to type 1 diabetes may have been discovered recently when scientists discovered that the gene regulates the destruction of mitochondria, which are the energy factories of cells."Article by: Medical Daily; June 21, 2014

Autism Gene Networks Could Offer Treatment Targets

After analyzing the DNA from thousands of patients, investigators from Children’s Hospital have uncovered several gene networks that may play important roles in autism."Article by: GenomeWeb; June 6, 2014

Rare Disease Project Makes Progress, Empowers

By using next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, researchers from CHOP and BGI are one-third of the way toward their goal of sequencing 1,000 rare diseases."Article by: CHOP Press; April 22, 2014

CAG Study Casts Doubt on 'Good Cholesterol'

CAG-Penn study casts doubt on the role played by HDL ('good cholesterol' as a protective factor in heart disease."Article by: News Medical; February 09, 2014

Novel Gene Variant Discovered in Severe Childhood Asthma

CAG co-leads an international scientific team has discovered a gene associated with a high risk of severe childhood asthma. The specific gene variant may be an actual cause of this form of asthma, a leading cause of hospitalization in young children.Article by: Science Daily; November 17, 2013